1 deep dish pastry shell or -- (9 inch)

your own crust 2 avocados

1 clove garlic

3 tablespoons lemon juice

1 tomato -- chopped

4 ounces ground chilies -- chopped

1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

8 ounces ground beef

1 tablespoon taco seasoning -- up to 2

1 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese -- shredded

1/4 cup onion -- chopped

3 eggs -- slightly beaten

1 1/2 cups half and half

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

Lettuce -- shredded Corn chips Tomato -- chopped

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake shell 7 minutes. Mix avocados, garlic, lemon juice, 1 chopped tomato, 1 tablespoon chilies and pepper sauce. Cover and refri gerate. Reduce oven to 375 degrees. Saute beef, onion, rest of chilies and taco seasonings, drain. Layer cheese and beef mixture in shell. Combine eggs, half and half, salt and pepper. Whisk until mixed. Pour over meat in shell. Bake 45 minutes or until firm. Let stand 10 minutes or refrigerate. Top with avocado mi xture. Serve with chips. Bed of shredded lettuce (optional), with more tomato. 6 servings. Recipe from "One Million Recipes CD"

busted by Judy R.